Hola Lui,
Así tal cual, como dice George allá arriba, no aparece el nombre *achiquillote* en Internet.

Además del Internet y diccionarios consulté enciclopedias en español e incluso un libro de hierbas de México y nones, no viene ese nombre de plano.

Estaba pensando que *tal vez*, ya que menciona dos veces al quelite en esa parte de tu texto, pudiera referirse al *quelite del monte*.

Estas son las ideas que se me ocurren por el momento, Lui y como ves en la franja de "confidence" estoy "guessing".

Mira estas referencias:

"63. NOMBRE CORA: akasha
OTROS NOMBRES: ***quelite del monte***, gusanera
NOMBRE CIENTÌFICO: Iresine celosioides L.
FAMILIA BOTÁNICA: Amaranthaceae
CATEGORÌA DE USO: comestible (Mojocuautla)
PARTE EMPLEADA: hojas
PREPARACIÓN: se seleccionan las hojas tiernas, se cuecen y se escurren para guisarlas en manteca, agregando sal al gusto
INGESTIÓN: guisadas
PROPAGACIÓN: semillas
RECOMENDACION: Sólo se comen en época de temporal.
BREVE DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA PLANTA: hierba de 40 a 60 cm de alto; las hojas son ovadas-lanceoladas; las flores son pequeñísimas y están agrupadas en ramos, y de color blanco amarilloso.

http://www.ine.gob.mx/ueajei/publicaciones/libros/274/iv.htm...

quelite.
(Del nahua quilitl).
2. m. Méx. Nombre común a varias hierbas silvestres comestibles, cuando están tiernas.
DRAE©

Por otra parte, sólo por deducción me parece que podría tratarse de la palabra náhuatl *xiquilitl* (hierba azul) castellanizada a "achiquillote" pero es sólo una suposición y no tengo fundamento científico alguno que me avale.

Mira esta ref.:

"...En su libro “El Salvador: descubrimiento, conquista y colonización”, Jorge Lardé y Larín cuenta que el ***xiquilite era una yerba común de las tierras bajas y barrosas del país*** y de la cual los nativos obtenían colorante para teñir telas y cerámicas polícromas, pinturas o manuscritos pictográficos y jeroglíficos.
Los nahuas aztecas la llamaban ***xiquilitl o jiquilitl, cuyo significado es “verdura azul”**** o “añil”.
Los cronistas castellanos como fray Bernardino de Sahagún confirman que la elaboración del añil era patrimonio de los indios. ***“hay una yerba en las tierras calientes que se llama xiuhquilitl***, majan esta yerba y exprímenle el zumo y échanlo en unos vasos; allí se seca o se cuaja. ..."

http://www.elsalvador.com/hablemos/Ediciones/281001/patrimon...

Ahora que para traducirlo al inglés ufff! ¶:^D harina de otro costal... ¶:^S

Disculpa que lance estas ideas sin tener una respuesta concreta. Espero sinceramente que alguien nos ilumine en este asunto porque ahora ya me quedé bien picado. ¶;^)

Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

Could it possibly be achiote (which is also called that in English)? I found one reference where it was spelled achillote.

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Also found chiquillote and chicalote.

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smilax sp. = sarsaparilla in English

sar·sa·pa·ril·la
n.
1.
a. Any of several tropical American plants of the genus Smilax, having fragrant roots used as a flavoring.
b. The dried roots of any of these plants.
c. A sweet soft drink flavored with these roots.
2. Either of two North American plants (Aralia hispida or A. nudicaulis) having umbels of small white flowers and bipinnately compound leaves.

[Spanish zarzaparrilla : zarza, bramble (from Arabic ‰aras, colloquial variant of ‰irs, from ‰arasa, to be vicious, ultimately from ‰arra) + parrilla, diminutive of parra, vine.]

Encyclopedia

sarsaparilla, common name for various plants belonging to two different classes and also for an extract from their roots, formerly much used in medicine and in beverages. True sarsaparilla is obtained from various tropical American species of the genus Smilax (which also includes the greenbrier) of the family Smilacaceae, sometimes joined in the Liliaceae (lily family). These have thick rootstalks and thin roots several feet long. Other plants used as substitutes for sarsaparilla include the wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis, although S. glauca also bears that name) and the American spikenard (A. racemosa), both North American plants of the family Araliaceae (ginseng family). The Liliaceae are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Liliopsida, order Liliales. The Araliaceae are in the class Magnoliopsida, order Apiales.


Food Glossary
Sarsaparilla

Originally derived from the dried roots of tropical smilax vines, this flavor is usually associated with a carbonated drink popular in the mid-1800s. Today's sarsaparilla products---including the no-longer-popular soft drink-use artificial flavorings.


The noun sarsaparilla has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves


Meaning #2: carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras.


Sarsaparilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species: S. regelii

Binomial name
Smilax regelii
Killip & Morton


Sarsaparilla (Smilax regelii and other closely related species of Smilax) is a vine that bears roots with many useful properties. These vines have long prickly stems and shiny leaves, and numerous reddish-brown roots up to 3 m long. Several species of Smilax are used, but the Jamaican S. regelii (syn. S. officinalis) is the species preferred for commercial use. ***Sarsaparilla is also grown in Mexico***, Central America, and parts of South America. The main uses include the flavouring of beverages, and homeopathic medicine.

Before treatment, the roots are bitter, sticky, and have no smell. Then they are dried and boiled in order to produce the extract. For use in beverages, oil of wintergreen or other flavours may be added in order to mask the natural bitterness of the root. Root beer made from sarsaparilla roots is generally more "birchy" than the more popular, commercial brands.

A popular carbonated sarsaparilla beverage in Queensland, Australia is called Sars. It was named before the health epidemic of the same name, and it was of great entertainment value to visitors to be able to buy a 'Can of SARS'...."


Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)




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\"***Sarsaparilla got its name from two Spanish words: \"zarza\" and \"parilla,\" referring to the thorny vines of the plant.***

Sarsaparilla was introduced into Europe as medicine in the 1500s and was said to have great value among the Indians. ...\"

http://www.popsoda.com/sarsaparilla.html

\"...European physicians considered sarsaparilla root a tonic, blood purifier, diuretic, and sweat promoter. ***A Smilax root from Mexico was introduced into European medicine in 1536***, where it developed a strong following as a cure for syphilis and rheumatism. Since this time, Smilax roots have had a long history of use for syphilis and other sexually-transmitted diseases throughout the world. With its reputation as a blood purifier, it was registered as an official herb in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia as a syphilis treatment from 1820 to 1910. From the 1500s to the present, sarsaparilla has been used as a blood purifier and general tonic and also has been used worldwide for gout, syphilis, gonorrhea, rheumatism, wounds, arthritis, fever, cough, scrofula, hypertension, digestive disorders, psoriasis, skin diseases, and cancer. ...\"

\"...Sarsaparilla is becoming more widely available in health food stores, with a variety of tablets, capsules, and tincture products sold today. Most of the sarsaparilla root in herbal commerce today comes from cultivation projects in ***Mexico*** and Latin America as well as China. ...\"

http://www.rain-tree.com/sarsaparilla.htm